Keith Haring: (Reduced size) (Rizzoli Classics) - Hardcover

Deitch, Jeffrey; Gruen, Julia; Geiss, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847842983 ISBN 13: 9780847842988

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2014

Synopsis

Closely based on Haring’s own concept for the monograph he wanted to publish before his untimely death, this volume represents more than a decade of research and contains a wealth of unpublished photographic and written material including drawings, studio photographs, and journal entries.

From chalk drawings deep in the New York City subways to murals in Pisa and Berlin; collaborations with William Burroughs and the famous body painting of Grace Jones, this book follows the incredible trajectory of Keith Haring’s artistic career: how a young man from a small town in rural Pennsylvania came to revolutionize the art world—and the course of art history—within little more than a decade.

An incredibly prolific artist, Keith Haring created countless bold, provocative, endearing, and unforgettable images that continue to inspire artists—and delight children—worldwide. Tracing the arc from his early subway "tags" to his poignant work on social issues as diverse as AIDS, illiteracy and apartheid, this visually stunning book is the definitive work on Keith Haring.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey Deitch is a leading New York art dealer representing a range of high profile contemporary artists, as well as the Estate of Keith Haring. Jeffrey Deitch's writings have appeared in several books, among them, the highly acclaimed Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture, Form Follows Fiction, the monograph, Mariko Mori: Wave UFO and, most recently, a book on new art in New York, Live Through This.
Julia Gruen is Executrix of the Estate of Keith Haring.
Suzanne Geiss is Executive Director and Producer of Deitch Projects managing the work of artists such as Barry McGee and Fischerspooner. She also manages the gallery's representation of the Estate of Keith Haring.
Kenny Scharf is a renowned international artist.

From the Back Cover

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the artist's birth, this book is the intended to be a faithful posthumous execution of the project. Containing a wealth of unpublished materials, and representing a decade of work and research, it promises to be the definitive book on the artist's life and work. Beginning with his very first collages and early subway tags - including many heretofore unseen photographs of the first ephemeral chalk drawings - through the development of the iconic graphic work now synonymous with his name, the book follows his meteoric rise to international stardom and worldwide recognition. Completely unprecedented in its scope, this volume documents everything from sketches to unedited interviews; personal snapshots to party invitations, bringing to life an extraordinary decade in art and history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847842983
• ISBN 13: 9780847842988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528